Plants of Louisiana

Ipomoea hederacea

ivyleaf morning-glory, entireleaf morningglory, mexican morningglory, ivyleaf morningglory
Family

Convolvulaceae

Leaf Arrangement

alternate

Leaf Attachment

petiolate

Leaf Margin

entire, lobed

Leaf Type

simple

Leaf Shape

cordate, ovate, suborbicular

Growth Form

forb, vine

Flower Color

blue, purple, white

Flower Month

July - November

Height (meters)

0.1 - 3.0

Milky Sap

No

Armed/Unarmed

Unarmed

Origin

introduced

Lifespan

annual

Growing Season

Warm season

Wetland Class

FACU

Prairie Coefficient of Conservatism

0

Cultural Information

Fresh and 2-year old seeds had high germination percentages at (80 F) 27 C. Fresh seeds had a germination rate of 100% in darkness and 75% in light (Rodgers and Stearns 1955).

Animal Use

The following information is for the genus Ipomoea: Animals that eat the seeds: Bobwhite quail, Gambel quail. Animals that eat the leaves: Cottontail rabbit (Martin et al. 1951).

Natural History

The Acadians of south Louisiana call all morning-glories "liseron" (Holmes 1990). This colonizing species grows on gravel bars, stream banks, old fields, and other disturbed ground in east Texas. While plants found in Louisiana's coastal prairie remnants keyed out to Ipomoea hederacea this genus is difficult and the identity of this species is in doubt. Correll and Johnson (1979) report its range to be the entire southeastern United States.

Habitat

Cultivated ground and roadsides.